Spout



W. J. GEIST June 2l, 1932..

SPOUT Filed oct. 28, 195o Patented .lune 2.1, 1932 een e Lll'ltl@WILLIAM 1'. HEIST, DE Iv'IAPLEWOOD, MISSOURI e SPOUT Application-inedoctber as,

October 15, 1928.

It is an objectof the invention to provide a spout that may be appliedtoa container at any time during its manufacture orafter it has beenfully formed and sealed and'ready for shipment. Y n Y Another object ofthe invention is to provide a spout of the character mentioned that isextremely simple and inexpensive to manufact-ure andthat may beformedofa single $0 body or piece of material. y y

It is another obj eet of the inventionto provide a spout that may bequickly and easily sprung into position in an opening in a container sothat it is dependably and effectively attached to the container. lIt isa feature of the invention that the spout maybe applied to a containerwithout special attaching or securing parts.

It is another object of the invention to provide a spout constructionthat embodies Y improved hinge connection Vbetween the spout and thecontainer whereby't-he spout may `be operated between open and closedpositions without any undesirable dropping or lateral movement of thespout. v

A further'object of the invention is to `provide a simple one-piecespout of the character mentionedthatmay be formedof light material andyet'be strong andxdurable.

A particular object of this invention is to pro-vide a spout of thecharacter mentioned in which the resiliency ofi-the material involved isutilized to permit of attaching the spout to the container.

Another object of the invention is to provide a spout construction ofsuch formation as to be capable of being sprung into place or operatinglposition with reference to the container to be freely operable yetdependably and effectively attached to the container.

1930. serial No. 491,667.

Other objects and features of my invention will be best and more fullyunderstood n from the following detailed description of a typical formand application of the invention, throughout which description referencewill be had to the accompanying drawing, in which:l y Y Fig. 1 is anexterior view of a typical con-V tainer illustrating the spout providedby this invention applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of thecontainer-showing the spoutV in the open position. Fig. 3 is a view ofthe container taken as indicated by line 3- 3 on Fig. 2. Flgyll is anenlarged sectional kview of aportion ofthe, container showing the spoutin the `partially.operated posi tion. Fig..5 is-an enlarged detailedsectional view ofthe hinge portionvof the construction illustrating thespout in *theV open position. Fig-6 is a view Vsimilarto Fig. 5illustrating the spout in the closed position. Figi' yis a front viewofthe spout illustrating thev manner of applying the spout to theopening in the container. Fig. Sis a front view similar to Fig. 7showing the spout p in the applied position.' Fig. 9 is an enlarged Yplan view of a portion of the container illustrating the opening inwhich the spout is vto be arranged, and Fig. 10 is a form or blank fromwhich the container may be formed.

The spout provided by this invention may be applied toand is useful inconnection with the various types of containers. The spout is wellsuitedfor: use on containers for handling various household commodities, suchas salt, etc. The present `invention is not primarily .concerned withthe type of container on which the spout is to be. used nor with thematerial to be handled. For the purpose of example and illustration Ihave shown the spout ,ape plied to a typical container 10, it being un-Y derstood that the invention is not to be taken as restricted to theparticular application of theV :invention illustrated throughout thedrawing.

AThe container 10 may have cylindrical side walls lland a fiat end orytop 12. In the case illustrated the top 12 hasa flange 13 at itsperimeter for engaging over the end portion of the side walls 11. ThetopV 12 and the side walls 1 may be separable or may be permanentlyjoined, and the entire containerV may be sealed and'ready for use beforethe spout is applied thereto, it being a feature of the invention thatthe spout may be applied to or removed from the container 10 at anytime.

The container-'10 may be formed of any suit` able material. For example,it may be formed of a suitable paper, or the like.V The spout may beapplied to or mounted in a discharge opening in any suitable part of thecontainer. Forrthe purpose of example, the top wall 12 is illustrated ashaving an opening A for the reception of the spout. The' shape and theproportioning of the'opening A are more or less dependent upon thevcharacter of the container and the commodity or material to be handled.In the'case shown they opening AA is Asubstantially rectangular, havingstraight parallel side walls or edges 14. "One end wall or edge 14 isprovided with 'a tongue 1T Vwhich projects into the opening The tonguei7 may be integral with the top 12 of the container, and is preferablyin the saine plane as the top. `The tongue i7 is spaced from the sidewalls 14 'of the 'opening by notches 1'8 which areprovided to receivesides Vof the spout as will be hereinafter described.

' The spout provided by the present inven-v tion includes, generally, abottom part 2O 'and spaced side partsf21. The v*spout is preferablyformed of a material'having la certain degree ofresiliency. For example,it maybe formed of certain classes of vmetal or pape-r.

In accordance with the invention thev spout;

may be formed of a single pieceor blank of material such as isillustrated in Fig. 9 of the drawing.

he .bottom part 2O is preferably of su`b- .i stantially the sameconfigurationfas the openving A. Inthe preferred form Yof .the inventionthe bottom part 2O is shaped and pro-1 portioned so that it closes theopening A. when the .spout is in the closed position illustrated inFigs. 1 Yand 6 of the drawing. In the case ,shown the bottoni part 20`is of the saine width as the opening'Aand extends between its oppositeends. The tongue 17 operates to prevent the passage of the bottomv 20through the opening A .when the spout is in the closed y position, and atab 22 may be .provided at an end of the bottom part 2O to overlie thetop .12 'of the container at the `end of the opening. The tab'22 lmay`be formed so'that it may be 1. readily .grasped or eneagedto operateAthe 'spout between the opeiiiandc'losed positions. 'The bottom part 2Ois preferably flat so that it lies substantially4 flushrwith the" top 12'when in the down position.

' The-sides 21 of the spoutjoin and Yproject downwardly or inwardlyfromthe opposite side edges of the Vbottom part 20.Referringpartieularlykto Fig. lO-of the drawing, the f y A propercoqperationwith the notches '18by the curvededges i23 of`ithesides v'21which fit 4sides 21 may -beformed bybendingthe blank along the Vlines Bso that they project from The sides 21 are preferably alike in shape andf are segmental in form, each having a curved outer edge 23 joining thebottom part 20 at its tab end and a substantially straight edge 24joining the bottom part 2O at its hinge end and extending tothe curvededge 23. The sides 21 may be; substantially parallel or they may divergeoutwardly toward the bottom 20 so that theirouter faces may slidablyengage the side edges 14 vof theyopening A. f g The sides 21 extend intothe notches 18 at the tongue 17. A lug 25 is provided on each straightedge24 adjacent its inner end. A notch 26 is providedat the inner edgeofeach lug 25 to cooperate witha notch 18 to form a hinge connectionbetween the spout andthe soY container. The notches 26 are' shaped ltoeffectively cooperate with the notches 18, .and j their outer or lowerwalls may be cut away or vbeveled as lshownat 27 in the drawing.v Thebetween and connects the two lugs 25. {Theupper edge of the web 28 joinsthe .extreme v`ends ofthe lugs 25 andthe web isv channeled or bent tohave a longitudinal groove'SO -in'its Vone side and two an-gularlyrelated'faces 32 and 42,on its other' side. The face 421s adapted tosea-t against the 'under sidefof the n top 12 when-the spout isin theopen position as clearly illustrated in'Fig '5 of the drawing. The face32 engages the underside `of fthe .top

12 when the spout is in the closedposition as illustrated lin Fig.l 6lof thel drawing.` The corner or edge l'between or oining vthe faces 32and -42 -is adaptedto `pivot on the lower side of the top 12 when thespoutv is operated between the -open and closed positions. In

the preferred .form of the'invention ,thefaces 32 and 42 are atsubstantial-ly i909 '.to none another and the face 42 is "wider than theface l32. The -edge 31 is Vpreferaib-ly. straightv soV that i-t haseifectiveeng-agement with `the top 20( twilll-be apparent how the web28reinforces the spout and :prevents undesirable shifting or movementofthespout when itis operated between the open and :closed 'positiens.,The'web 28'actsto properly space y the sides 21 and to`preventdistortion or bending ofthe`lugs2'5. lVhenithe spout is 'formedof ia singlebody Vof--rnalterial the lugs 25 and the web '28 *mayl beformedof a portion C of the blank'by first 'f'forininjg a ltransverseslot 33 between the lines B and Ythen bending :out-` wardly the portionof the material outwardly ofthe slotat an angle to'form thechanneled iweb'28andfthe beveled `wa1ls'27 `inthe notches .26 I A. t l Y 'Y A l v 4Y Thef'n'otches 26 and lugs `25 Vare v'held in .their Asize Lesage? theopening A so that the spout is held against longitudinal movement in theopening. The curved edges 23 are curved about points at or adjacent theaxis of pivotal connection of the spout with the container. The spoutmay be proportioned so that the curved edges 23 trictionally engage orapproximately engage the end of the opening A so that thenotches 26 areretained in y cooperation with the notches 1S at all times. If desired,and the nature of the material of which the container is formed permits,the curved edges 23 of the sides may frictionally engage or cut into theend 15 of the opening to retain the s out in the opener closed positionsuntil deli eri ately moved.

In the preferred form of the invention the sides 21 of the spout may beshaped or pro'- Y portioned so that they normally Vbear out-- wardlyagainst the sides l5 of the opening A to maintain a suitable amountoffriction between the spout and thecontainer. This is desirable as itis convenient to have the j spout such as to stay in a position to whichit may be moved. The sides 2l diverge outwardly toward the bottom 2O sothat the portions `ot the sides adjacent the bottom` 20 aresoinewhatwider apart than the other parts of the sides'when the spout isin open position. r his formationv of the sides 21 causes the spout toremain in the open position'unless deliberately operated therefrom. V

lf the wall 12 of the container istor'med of paper, or'the like', areinforcing plate'GO i i may be applied to the wall at the opening A.

In accordance with the invention one r both of the sides 21 are providedwith stops 36 on their outer sides. It is through the vaction of thestops that the spout is prevented '3 trom being displaced* outwardlyfrom the opening. The stops 36 project laterallyoutward in oppositeirections 'from the sides 21 to engage the lower side of the top 12 ofthe container when the spout is in the open-posi- Y'T7- tion to limitthe outward Vmovement of the spout. VThe stop projections 36 may beprovided at or adjacent'the point ot joinder ot' the edges 23 and 24.The stops 86 are adapted to be passed into 'the opening A when the spoutis applied tothe container by springing thesides 21 inwardly or. towardoneV another as illustrated in Fig. 7 of the drawing. When it is desiredto mount the spout in the opening, its hinge end is first passed intothe l opening A so that the notches 26 cooperate noted that the web`r28holds the hinge end ot the sides 21 against inward movement or' bendingwhen their outer portions are sprung together to pass the stops 36 intothn opening A.

lt is believed that the operation and utility of the spout constructionprovided by this invention will be readily apparent from the foregoingdetailed description. be noted that the invention provides a spout whichmay be easily andv quickly applied to lt is to be when it is operated.Further, the web 28 strengthens the sides`21 andholds them normal orperpendicular to the bottoni part 2O.A

The web also adds to spring orresiliencyfot' f the sides 21, sothat theyreturn their proper positions atter beingsprung toward one another toYpass the stops in the open-` ing A. j

Havin described oniy Va typical preferred form of my invention, lldoiiot wish to limit; myself to the specific details set forth, butwishto reserve to myself any changes or variations that may,appeartothose skilled in the artor tall within the scope of thefollowing claims".r

Having described'my inventioml claimf '1. A spout fora container wallhaving an opening including, a botten sides projecting 'from the bottomto extend into the opening',

and means forming a'hinge connection be-.

tween the spout and the container 'wall including lugs projecting fromthe sides, notches in the spout at the lugs-to cooperate with an endofthe opening, and a web extending between the lugs for engagingtheunder side of the container wall. 4

2. A spout for a container having an opening with spaced notches in oneend forming a tongue projecting into the opening, which includes, abottoni, sides `projecting' Jtroni the bottom, means forming a hingeconnection between the spout and the container including lugs projectingfrom thesi'des, there being notches at the junction oic the lugs withthe sides to cooperate with the notches in tl e opening, and a webextending between the lugs' for Vengaging the under side of 'the tongue,and means for limiting the outward pivoting of the spout in theopening.V

3; A spout for a containcr'having an opening including, a bottom, sidesprojecting from the bottom to extend into the opening, and

means forming a'hinge connection between the spout and the containerincluding, lugs projectingirom the sides, there being notches betweenthe lugs and the sidesto cooperate f vwith an end of the opening, and aweb connecting the lugs Vadapted to pivotv on the interior of thecontainer wallduring operation of the spout.

der side of the tongue, there being a slotbetween the bottom and saidwebpassing the tongue. p l

5. A spout for a containerl having an opening with spaced notches in oneend, which includes, a bottom, sides projecting from the bottom toextend into the o-pening, a lug on each side, therebeingnotches in thelugslto cooperate 4with the notches in the 'end 0i. the opening torformva hinge, connection between the spout and the container, anda webconnecting thelugs adapted to engage the underside of the wall of thecontainer.

f 6. A spout for a container having an opening with spaced notches inone end, which includes albottom, sides projecting from the bottoni toextend into the opening, aelug on each side, there being notches in thelugs to cooperate withthe notches in theeiid of the opening to form ahinge connection ,between the spout and the container, and a webconnectino the yhws and havin a face Vto vlie against the under side ofthewall of the container when the spout is in the closed position.

7. A spout for a container having an opening with spaced notches in oneend, whichV includes a bottom, sides projecting from the bottom toextend into the opening, a l'ugon each side, there being notches in thelugs to cooperate with the notches inthe end of the opening to form a.hinge connection between the spout and the containenand a web connectingthe lugs and having a face to lie against the under side of the wall ofthe container when the spout is in the closed position, and a face tolie againstthe under side of the wall of the container when the spout isin the open position. c n

8. A `spout for a container having an opening with spaced notches in oneend, which includes a bottom, sides projecting from Athe bottom toextend into the opening, a lug on each side, there being notches in thelugs to Vto positions to vday of August, 1930.:

from the bottoni to extendgintofthe opening,

means for forming .2L hing@ Connectllrbl tweenone end ofthe spout andthe. container wall including, lugsV vprojecting from the sides, therebeing notches in the spout tween-the lugs and the sides to cooperatewith an end ofthe opening, anda webv eX- tending-between and! connectingthe lugs, to, cooperate with the interiorof thecontainer wall, andstops'projecti-ng outwardly frein the sides,y the sides being resilientand adapt= ed to be sprung inwardly toward one anotherpass the stopsthrough the,

opening.- Y .l

v l0. A spout for acontainei wall having an opening including, a bottom,sides pro,-A jecting from the bottomy to extend IfltiOfthe opening,means for forming a hinge connes?,

`tion between one end of the spout and the container wall includ-inglugs projecting from .the sides, there being notches in the spoutbetween thelugs and the Sides to coe' operate with an end of theopening,`and channeled webv extending betweenthe lugs topivot on the interior ofthe containerwall, and a stop projection projecting laterally outwardfrom .a sidevadjacentthe other end of the spout, the said side beingresilient and adapted to be sprunginwardly to, a position topass thestop-r projection through the openT ing, the web actingrto brace the.sides so that Vthe -sides normally bear outwardly against the walls ofthe opening. e p

1l. A spoiitfor` a' container having. an open. ing with` spaced notchesin one end, which includes a bottom,` sides projectingv` from the bottomto.- eXtend into the opening, ka. lug on each side, there being notchesin? the Vlugs kt0 cooperate with the notches in the end of the opening.to-orin ay hinge connection between the spout and the container, andaweb .con-v necting the lugs and having a face to. engage the wall ofthecontainer when the spout is in the closedV positionV and a face toengage the'walll of the containerwhen thespout is in the open' positionand having'an edge bef tween the,` said faces to cooperate with the wallofthe container when the. spout isoperated between the open andcljosedpositions,

In witness that I claim the :toregoingl I. have hereunto subscribed myname this 18th y WILLIAM J. GEIS'I cooperate with the notches in theVend of the opening to form a hinge connection between c the spout andthecontaineigand a web con-` necting the lugs and having a pivot edge tocooperate with the under side 'of the wall of the container when thespout isoperated. Y

Y9. A spout for a. Vcontainerwall 'having an .Y opening including, abottom, sides projecting

